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Community Water System · PWS WA5319910

Greater Bar Water District

Bridgeport, Washington 98813 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 330 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

330
People served
1,603
EPA violations
171
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,603 drinking-water violations at Greater Bar Water District, 11% of them health-based - above the Washington per-system average.

1,603
Total EPA violations on record
11%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
330
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Greater Bar Water District

Greater Bar Water District is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 330 residents in Bridgeport, Washington (Douglas County) through 144 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,603 total violations for this system , of which 171 (11%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 1,429 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2016.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Nitrate, recorded in 171 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Washington, EPA tracks 4,557 public water systems serving 9,736,844 people, with 314,648 cumulative violations and 20,590 health-based violations on record. About 92% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 69 violations. Statewide, 98 of 247 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (39.7%).

Greater Bar Water District's 1,603 violations sit above the Washington average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
330
Total Violations
1,603
Health-Based Violations
171
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
144
County
Douglas
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
171
Monitoring Violations
1,429
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MCL 171 2011
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 65 2016
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 65 2016
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 65 2016
Vinyl chloride MR 65 2016
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 65 2016
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 65 2016
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 65 2016
Carbon tetrachloride MR 65 2016
Trichloroethylene MR 65 2016
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 65 2016
CHLOROBENZENE MR 65 2016
Benzene MR 65 2016
Toluene MR 65 2016
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 65 2016
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 65 2016
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 65 2016
Ethylbenzene MR 65 2016
Styrene MR 65 2016
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 65 2016
Tetrachloroethylene MR 65 2016
Nitrate MR 18 2014
Nickel MR 11 2005
Antimony, Total MR 11 2005
Thallium, Total MR 11 2005
Beryllium, Total MR 11 2005
Coliform (TCR) MR 9 2014
Cadmium MR 7 2005
Chromium MR 7 2005
CYANIDE MR 7 2005

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Greater Bar Water District.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID WA5319910 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Washington Drinking Water Authority

Washington State Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Greater Bar Water District under EPA-delegated authority.

Open WA regulator portal

Source: Washington State Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2016 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 65 SDWIS / WA5319910 / 2378
2016 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 65 SDWIS / WA5319910 / 2968
2016 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 65 SDWIS / WA5319910 / 2969
2016 Vinyl chloride MR 65 SDWIS / WA5319910 / 2976
2016 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 65 SDWIS / WA5319910 / 2977
2016 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 65 SDWIS / WA5319910 / 2980
2016 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 65 SDWIS / WA5319910 / 2981
2016 Carbon tetrachloride MR 65 SDWIS / WA5319910 / 2982
2016 Trichloroethylene MR 65 SDWIS / WA5319910 / 2984
2016 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 65 SDWIS / WA5319910 / 2985
2016 CHLOROBENZENE MR 65 SDWIS / WA5319910 / 2989
2016 Benzene MR 65 SDWIS / WA5319910 / 2990
2016 Toluene MR 65 SDWIS / WA5319910 / 2991
2016 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 65 SDWIS / WA5319910 / 2380
2016 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 65 SDWIS / WA5319910 / 2979

How Greater Bar Water District Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Greater Bar Water District Washington avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,603 69 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 171 4.5 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 39.7% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 330 2,137 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 4,557 regulated public water systems in Washington.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Greater Bar Water District water safe to drink? ▼
Greater Bar Water District (PWS ID: WA5319910) has 1603 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 330 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Greater Bar Water District serve? ▼
Greater Bar Water District serves 330 people in Bridgeport, Washington. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 144 service connections.
What type of violations does Greater Bar Water District have? ▼
Greater Bar Water District has 1,603 total violations: 171 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 1,429 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Greater Bar Water District water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Greater Bar Water District under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Greater Bar Water District use? ▼
Greater Bar Water District uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.